what is this fish ?

[apollo mk3]

I went down north shields quayside this morning for the last few hours of the flood. As per I had a cast to wet me line and caught this little fella on me bare hook ( see pic ) not sure what it is but its herring like. I ended up with 3 coalies on bait lol.

[safc]

looks like a smelt mate, did it smell of cucmber?

[<(Andy2009)>]

That is definately a small herring mate, you can tell this by the body shape and distinctive upturned mouth.

It must av been really hungry to take a bare hook

[apollo mk3]

cant say that i had a smell of it mate lol but its scales came off really easily if that helps and i did put it back alive.

[apollo mk3]

thats what i thought andy and it wasnt foul hooked

[<(Andy2009)>]

cant say that i had a smell of it mate lol but its scales came off really easily if that helps and i did put it back alive.

Yep, defo what a said, small herring or herring sprat, scales come off real easy on them.

[<(Andy2009)>]

thats what i thought andy and it wasnt foul hooked

Well all a can say is that bigger herring will/or possibly take a small sandeel, which a small silver or black hook can look like in the water, mackerel have been caught many a time this way too. That or when you cast oot your rig must have landed right on top of it in the water...


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[kingcod deano]

deffo a herring me and my mate caught loads of them from seaham pier afew weeks ago

[apollo mk3]

[QUOTE=<(Andy2009)>;285315]Well all a can say is that bigger herring will/or possibly take a small sandeel, which a small silver or black hook can look like in the water, mackerel have been caught many a time this way too. That or when you cast oot your rig must have landed right on top of it in the water...

aye av had mackeral take a bare hook like, ah still cant figure out why it was in there though coz there was a lot of fresh water on the top off sat or how it could see the hook in it

[codseeker]

lets have both pics together



look both the same a herring